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Friday 12 May 1978 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Śukravāra. Pañcamī began at 17:085:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:337:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:485:48 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:206:20 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 85° above S. Day length 13 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 57° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 23% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 57° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:055:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:434:43 AM–05:485:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:586:58 PM–19:207:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:586:58 PM–20:038:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:473:47+1 AM–29:355:35+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:277:27 AM–09:069:06 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:268:26 AM–09:199:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4410:44 AM–12:2312:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4912:49 PM–13:421:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:413:41 PM–17:195:19 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:005:00 PM–18:476:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Cara05:485:48 AM–07:277:27 AMneutral
Lābha07:277:27 AM–09:069:06 AMgood
Amṛta09:069:06 AM–10:4410:44 AMgood
Kāla10:4410:44 AM–12:2312:23 PMavoid
Śubha12:2312:23 PM–14:022:02 PMgood
Roga14:022:02 PM–15:413:41 PMavoid
Udvega15:413:41 PM–17:195:19 PMavoid
Cara17:195:19 PM–18:586:58 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:586:58 PM–20:198:19 PMavoid
Kāla20:198:19 PM–21:409:40 PMavoid
Lābha21:409:40 PM–23:0211:02 PMgood
Udvega23:0211:02 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:2312:23+1 AM–25:441:44+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:441:44+1 AM–27:053:05+1 AMgood
Cara27:053:05+1 AM–28:264:26+1 AMneutral
Roga28:264:26+1 AM–29:485:48+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:485:48 AM to 29:485:48+1 AM

05:485:48 AM sunrise18:586:58 PM sunsetsunrise 29:485:48+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 19:337:33 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 27:183:18+1 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 06:206:20 AM
Bālavauntil 19:337:33 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4410:44 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:4912:49 PM
Pradoṣa 18:586:58 PM–20:258:25 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunrisePañcamī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2312:23 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 10 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:258:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  11. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī19:337:33 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraPunarvasupast sunrisePuṣya
YogaŚūla27:18 03:183:18 AM SatGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava06:206:20 AMBālava
VāraŚukravāra29:48 05:485:48 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 175
Day length
13 h 10 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
09:509:50 AM
Moonset
23:1011:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:485:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:055:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:434:43 AM05:485:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:485:48 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:277:27 AM09:069:06 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:268:26 AM09:199:19 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4410:44 AM12:2312:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:421:42 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:413:41 PM17:195:19 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:586:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:005:00 PM18:476:47 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:586:58 PM20:258:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:586:58 PM19:207:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:586:58 PM20:038:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:473:47+1 AM29:355:35+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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